Good morning. Before the barbecues, beach trips and fireworks this weekend, we’ve got plenty of action coming your way in today’s Jolt. We’ll be taking the rest of this week off to enjoy the holiday before ramping back up next week. Enjoy your Fourth of July weekend! 🎆

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

⛳️ WCGA Scholar honors
👟 Collegiate Trail Running National Championship
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Scholar Athletes. The Women’s Golf Coaches Association named Lauren Jones and Olivia Wilkie All-American Scholars. They maintained a 3.50 GPA or higher and competed in at least half of the competitive rounds this season. ⛳️ Read more about Jones and Wilkie.

🔼 Top Three. Richmond athletes earned medals! Stuart Terrill earned gold, and Jordan Bendura earned bronze in the Collegiate Trail Running National Championship. 👟 Read more about the event here.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

Streak! The Spider program has a streak of earning multiple WCGA All-American Scholar honors. It is currently the longest streak in program history.

How many consecutive years have Spiders earned multiple WCGA All-American Scholar honors?

Think you got it? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

On the Road. Two Spider athletes competed in the 2024 Collegiate Road Mile National Championship. Madison Trippett won the event with a time of 4:36.31. This is her second consecutive year winning, and her time is the second-fastest in event history. Elizabeth Stockman ran a 4:42.51 and holds the fifth-fastest time. 👟 Read more about the event here.

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: This is the sixth year!

🕷️ Have a great Wednesday!

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